Witness to mugging shoots and kills robber

A man allegedly pistol-whipped and robbed a woman in south Minneapolis. Then a bystander with a gun, and a permit to carry it, reportedly chased after him and fatally shot him. Police are investigating.

A man allegedly pistol-whipped and robbed a woman in south Minneapolis. Then a bystander with a gun, and a permit to carry it, reportedly chased after him and fatally shot him. Police are investigating.

"He cocked the gun, and he said, 'Give me all your money or I'm gonna kill your baby,' " a tearful mother of an 11-week-old told the Pioneer Press. Police suspect the gunman in two other robberies Friday on St. Paul's East Side. In one, the robber fired two shots in the air. "What kind of person would do this?" the mother asked.

Octavia Shonte Marberry was charged Friday with two felony counts of first-degree aggravated robbery. Police say Marberry was likely with her brother when he was shot and killed by a bystander in south Minneapolis after allegedly robbing a woman

A Maplewood man is charged with murder and robbery in the shooting death of a Hamline University student who responded to an ad on Craigslist. Authorities say Steve Lewis advertised a cell phone for sale. He allegedly met the victim and his girlfriend in a restaurant parking lot and robbed them before fatally shooting 19-year-old Aung Thu Bo in the head.

A sharp dresser with a cheap disguise robbed a Minneapolis bank in what authorities say is at least his fifth bank holdup in recent months. The most recent heist was Friday, shortly after noon at the Guaranty Bank at 1540 New Brighton Blvd., inside the Rainbow Foods store. He pointed a semiautomatic handgun at the teller, fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and remains at large.